Tub-supporting attachment for washing machines



Jan. 1931. 1,787,819

T'UB fron'gme ATTACHMENT Fox' WASHING MAcHjINEs 4 vF. GERSBACHER 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Filed oct. '7, i929 S mv F. GERsBAcHER Tus SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT Foa msnm@ cHIus Filed oct. 7, 19a-9 2 sheets-sheet 2 Smau/tof:

Patented Jan, 6, 1931 res FRANK GnRsBAcHER, or ciiRIsToPHER, yiLLnois i 'rUBsUPPonTING ATateo-firmare` non WASHING iaacninns Application mea october 7, 192,9.Y serial Nb. 398,055. p'

The invention aims to provide a rather simple and inexpensive, yet an efficient and desirable attachment for washing machines, adapted when extended to support one or more tubs or baskets, but capable of being moved inwardly to a position at which it is entirely out of the way when not in use.

With the foregoing in View, the inventionY resides. in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplished by reference to the accompanying drawing. K

Fig. 1 is a perspective View with the attachment extended forV use.

vF 2 is a similar View with the attachment retracted.

- Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan partly broken away and in section.

Fig. 4 is a detail elevation as indicated byV the arrow 1 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail horizontal sectionl on line 5-5 of Fig. 2. y

In the drawings above brieiiy described, the numeral 10 denotes a horizontal bar preferably formed of strap iron and adapted to be disposed broadside to a washing machine lV, said bar having openings 12 near its ends.

t the outer side of the bar 10, and Vparallel therewith, is a second bar 13 preferably formed of angle metal with one vertical and one horizontal flange, the ends of this Ybar being formed with openings 11 alined with the openings 1&2. l

to provide two parallc arms 15 which pass tl'irough the alined openings 1442, the outer ends of said arinsbe ,r connected'by the in- .tcrniediute pipe `portion 16 which lies at the outer side of the bar 13, rfhis har is secured to the pipe by bolts or other desired fasteners 17. The arms 15 surround a pair of horin Y zontal guide rods 18 which project beyond the inner ends of said arms. p through openings 19 in the legs or other portionsof the washer W' and are appropriately secured to the latter as' indicated at 20. The

vly upon the horizontal flange of the bar o A pipe is bent into J-shape These rods passr openings 19, near the bar 10, also receive the inner ends of the arms 15, so that upon inward pushing of the bar 13, it may move into close relation with the bar 10. vWhen the de- Vice is infuse however, the bar 13 occupies a 50 position outwardly spaced to quite an extent fromth'e bar 10, beingY then supported by hinged leg` structure 21 which may be verticallyextensible if' the washer legs be of this nature. The legstructure 21 is inwardly and 55 upwardly swingable as shown in Fig. 2 when the tub support is to be moved to its out `of the way position.

Ttwo' extensionbars 22---22` are each pitL oted at one end as denoted at 3 upon one of 50 the arms l'and when the deyice is not in use, they fold inwardly between the bars lOl-13v and lieupon the other arm 415, being notched at 24 to receive thelatter. YVhen desired, the bars 22-22 may be swung be 05 yond the ends of the bars 10 vand 13 as shown in Fig.v 1. In this position,fbar 2:2 rests solidandA bar 22 engages a rigid hook '25 on the bar 10, holding the bars 22-22 against sag- 70 ging. If desired, a suitable support 26 may also besecuredqon a part of the washer Fil to underlie thebar 22 when it is extended.

.A .lazy-tong structure 27 preferably eX- tends between the bars 10 and 13 and a simi-V 75 lar structure 28 extends between the bars Q2 22, these two structures being pivoted to appropriatey lugson said bars. y n To support only onetubc or basket, the dcvico may beused with the bars 2%22 4folded 30 inwardly betweenthe bars 10 and To support two tubs or-v baskets, however, the bars 22-22 are Voutwardly swung to the position shownr in Fig. 1. Regardless of the position of these bars, the attachment may be 85 extended to anyv desired degree from the washer NQ Vhen the use of the attachment. is no longer necessary, the leg structure 21 is V upwardly swung, and withthe bars 22-22 folded between the bars 10 and 13, the entire 90 the onterside thereof, .two parallel horizon'-` tal arms secured to saidv second har and disposed at right angles thereto, saidarms pass# ing slidably through said openings anda lowing inward and outward shifting of said second har, and a foldable supporting leg for this bar. y

V2. A structure as specified in claim l; said arms being tubular, and horizontal guide 2rods surrounded by and projecting from the inner ends of said tubular arms, said rods being adapted for attachment to the washing machine. Y 3. A structure as specied in claim l; to-

aogether with a pair of extension bars pivoted 'upon one of said arms and adapted toswing outwardlyloeyond one end of the first and sec-` ond named bars, and means for Isupporting Y said extension bars in projected position.

t. A. tuhsuppor ting attachment *or a washing machine, comprising a horizontal.

bar adapted to be disposed at the exterior of the machine, said bar having longitudinally spaced openings, a Vsecond horizontal har 46-"`parallel with the lirst named bar and dis` posed at the outer side thereof, said 'second bar having openings. alined'with the yfirst named Openings, a pipe bent intoV U-shape and having its arms passed through said A:openings of both hars, said pipe' being secured to the second named bar and having its'` arin-connecting portion disposed at the outer side thereof, and two guide rods surrounded by and projecting from the inner ends of ufsaidarms, the projecting ends of said rods being adaptedjfor attachment to the washing nachine.

5. A tub-supporting washing machine, comprisingan inner horizontal bar 'l'or disposition-at the V*exterior of the machine, an outer horizontal har parallel with and horizontally"spaced from said inV ner har, inner and outer horizontal extension Y hars' connected with the iirst named inner Y V"and outer bars respectively and adaptedy for projection and retraction with respect thereto, parallel arms secured to and projecting' inwardly from the iirst named outer bar, said i A- amshaving sliding connections with the first 65. named inner bar to allow relative movement A attachment for aY of allf of said bars Ytoward and from each other, and meansV for supporting the first named outer bar when moved outwardly from the lirst named inner bar.

6. A structure as specified in claim 5; togetherwith horizontal lazytong linkage connected with the first named inner and outer hars, and additional horizontal lazytong linkage connected with said inner and outer extension bars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto 'affixed my signature.

FRANKv GERsBAoi-mn.

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